December 19, 1985, Secretary of State George Shultz, stung by the administration when he publicly threatened to resign. This action was not based on fundamental disagreements over foreign policy. Instead, Schultz was demonstrating its strong opposition to the administration of the plan require a polygraph for all government officials with access to "highly classified information." Approximately 182,000 civil servants were to be affected by the plan, including about 4,500 members of the State Department. From the beginning, the Reagan administration was very interested in routing espionage within the U.S. government because of several recent cases in which the security of the U.S. in the pants happen. This case illustrates some examples of times when the security has been compromised, and chronicles the Reagan administration's plan to crush espionage. He then proceeded to a series of actions that result in the Congress discussed. HKS Case Number 681.0. "Hide
by Don Lippincott, Dorothy Robyn Source: Harvard Kennedy School 13 pages. Publication Date: 01 January 1986. Prod. #: HKS514-PDF-ENG
